TY - BOOK ID - 10461729 TI - An ethics casebook for hospitals : practical approaches to everyday cases. AU - Kuczewski, Mark G.. AU - Pinkus, Rosa Lynn B.. PY - 1999 SN - 0878407235 PB - Washington Georgetown university press DB - UniCat KW - #GBIB:CBMER KW - bio-ethiek (medische, biomedische ethiek, bio-ethische aspecten) KW - casuïstiek (gevallenstudie, gevalstudie) KW - bioéthique (éthique médicale, biomédicale, aspects bioéthiques) KW - casuistique KW - Hospital care KW - Medical ethics committees. KW - Medical ethics KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Case studies. KW - Medical ethics committees KW - Health care ethics committees KW - Healthcare ethics committees KW - Hospital ethics committees KW - Ethics committees KW - Hospital patients KW - Institutional care KW - Medical care KW - Moral and ethical aspects&delete& KW - Case studies UR - http://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:10461729 AB - This collection of thirty-one cases and commentaries addresses ethical problems commonly encountered by the average health care professional, not just those working on such high-tech specialties as organ transplants or genetic engineering. It deals with familiar issues that are rarely considered in ethics casebooks, including such fundamental matters as informed consent, patient decision-making capacity, the role of the family, and end-of-life decisions. It also provides resources for basic but neglected ethical issues involving placement decisions for elderly or technologically dependent patients, rehabilitation care, confidentiality regarding AIDS, professional responsibility, and organizational and institutional ethics. The authors describe in detail the perspectives of each party to the case, the kind of language that ethicists use to discuss the issues, and the outcome of the case. A short bibliography suggests useful articles for further reading or curriculum development. Easily understood by readers with no prior training in ethics, this book offers guidance on everyday problems from across the broad continuum of care. It will be valuable for health-care professionals, hospital ethics committees, and for students preparing for careers in health-care professions. ER -